Water bombing helicopter arrives ahead of schedule

The Tasmanian Fire Service is bringing a water bombing helicopter to the state earlier than usual, as it prepares for potentially the worst bushfire season on record.

Paul Salter from the Fire Management Team says while the helicopter's equipped to help extinguish fires, people need to be prepared.

He says the helicopter usually arrives in January.

But Mr Salter says recent fires and the extremely dry conditions in the state have warranted its early arrival.

"Due to those extremely dry conditions and the early fires we had on the 11th and 12th of October on the outskirts of Hobart, [it has] prompted the need to put some strategies in place to make sure we've got good support to handle such fires," he said.

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